page_title: Lucy Heartfilia
section_title: Creation and conception
hierarchical_section_title: Lucy Heartfilia / Creation and conception
caption_attribution_description: English: Cherami Leigh speaking at an event in Phoenix, Arizona.
context_page_description: Lucy Heartfilia is a fictional character and protagonist of the Fairy Tail manga series created by Hiro Mashima. Lucy first makes her debut in Fairy Tail chapter #1, "The Fairy's Tail", originally published in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 2, 2006, as a teenage wizard and aspiring novelist who joins the titular guild because of its popularity, despite its members' tendency to cause unintentional property damage. As a celestial wizard, Lucy uses magical objects known as Gatekeys to summon celestial spirits, beings from another world that possess various abilities, such as powerful zodiac spirits that she summons with rare golden keys. Lucy's initial weapon is a whip with a heart-shaped extremity, which is later switched to an extendable celestial whip. Lucy appears in most Fairy Tail media, including both feature films, all original video animations, light novels and video games. She is voiced by Aya Hirano in Japanese, while Cherami Leigh plays her in the English dub.
  Mashima stated that Lucy was designed with a serious personality and represents his artistic side. Lucy's character has received a mixed critical response.
context_section_description: Lucy Heartfilia was one of the first characters Hiro Mashima created during the development of Fairy Tail. In her earliest concept, Mashima designed an outfit with a ruffled dress, high heels, and curled pigtails. Three alternative hairstyles included a bun, a short haircut covering her right eye, and a side ponytail similar to the one Mashima ultimately picked for her. Lucy's design was eventually changed to a sleeveless shirt, a short skirt, and boots. Mashima's original idea for Lucy's magic involved using cards in combat, which he later changed to keys because of the repeated use of weaponized cards in other media. Mashima based Lucy's first name on the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" recorded by the Beatles.
  When asked about his resemblance to his characters, Mashima stated that he is sometimes serious like Lucy. He further said that Lucy represents the artistic side of himself. He confirmed that Lucy is one of his favorite characters and mentioned that he wished to focus on her while developing the story. Mashima also commented that Lucy had been designed to always give the best of herself, and he felt that this characteristic gained the support of the fans. Mashima listed Lucy as one of the three Fairy Tail characters he would prefer to be on a team with.
  Regarding the anime adaptation of the series, voice actress Aya Hirano, who plays Lucy in Japanese, stated that Lucy's potential romantic relationships were popular with fans, and she wondered whether Lucy would form a couple with protagonist Natsu Dragneel in the end. She further said that Mashima really enjoyed a scene from Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess, where Lucy is embraced by Natsu. Hirano also mentioned that Lucy's separation from the spirit Aquarius made her cry during the recording session, adding that Lucy is a character she can develop along with. Cherami Leigh voices Lucy in the English dub.
caption: Cherami Leigh plays Lucy in the English dub.[6][7]
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